Best ride ever

diomed

How about a thread of great rides by jockeys?
Not great performances by horses, but great rides getting the best out of horses, preferably horses that did not win.

My favourite was Cairo Prince in the 1992 Epsom Derby ridden by William Fisher Hunter Carson.
He finished 4th of 16, "Outpaced in rear, stayed on well from over 2f out, nearest finish". Yellow cap, green jacket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAnWa9gxDkU

tryfix

Off the top of my head, Frankie Dettori's draw defying ride on Golden Horn in the Arc was top class.

tryfix

Willie Carson's tactical ride on Bahri in the 1995 QE II hit the mighty and odds on Ridgewood Pearl for six.

madmoose

I loved Ruby on Quevega 2013 at Cheltenham, how he won ill never know.

Copper_pipe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flJ7XOWWFrM

posturingpat

madmoose wrote: »

I loved Ruby on Quevega 2013 at Cheltenham, how he won ill never know.

If that's the ride i'm thinking of i remember thinking how horrendous a ride it was and the wondermare saved him?

Itziger

tryfix wrote: »

Off the top of my head, Frankie Dettori's draw defying ride on Golden Horn in the Arc was top class.

An enterprising ride for sure but I'm convinced Treve wouldn't let herself go into top gear because of the ground that year. She was right there and the action just isn't the same as the other two years.

jimjamcos

Carberry. Monbeg Dude. Glorious.

posturingpat

Not quite the best ride ever but sticking to the horses that didn't win was Daryl Jacobs ride on the enigma that was Tidal Bay in the Welsh National 2013 who Ruby famously said would rather eat a fence than jump one.

At 12 or 13 years old and carrying top weight on heavy ground, he dropped him out, kidded the horse round and produced him with every chance only to finish 3rd.

convert

McCoy on Synchronised in the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup. I still remember where I was and who I was watching it with. He didn't jump the first 2 well, and McCoy was literally working on him and having to ride him hard from the first fence, and was unhelped by not being given any room as he tried to avoid having to come around the bend on the wide outside. It was some performance from McCoy and is a great demonstration his ability, talent, strength and determination. and I often wonder if anyone would have been able to get the horse to win.

posturingpat

Seeing as noone else is sticking to the not a winner pre-requisite here's another one of MC Coys brilliant rides, talk about aggressive front running ride only to get headed and battle back on the run in.

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jimjamcos

jimjamcos wrote: »

Carberry. Monbeg Dude. Glorious.

Love it. It seems to get better each time I watch it.

finglashoop

Mc coy on wichita lineman been mentioned. Sprung to mind straightway

huey1975

I know he was the best horse in the race but Pat Eddery gave Dancing Brave a great ride to win the Arc.

CheltenhamJ

Again a winning ride but dicky Johnson getting fingal bay up in the pertemps final in 2014 was immense

ON ZEE BRIDLE

Jamie Codds brilliant waiting ride on Character Building in 2009 Kim Muir.I think I read Barry Geraghty said it was his fav ride as well

abarkie

For the one that got beat:

Harchibald - 2005 Champion Hurdle

https://youtu.be/NtFXeEOLFrE

Another one that got beat:

https://youtu.be/jSxsqpPracA

A winner

Morley Street - Aintree Hurdle

https://youtu.be/J5g1IltbDQ0

lemush

ON ZEE BRIDLE wrote: »

Jamie Codds brilliant waiting ride on Character Building in 2009 Kim Muir.I think I read Barry Geraghty said it was his fav ride as well

Winner.

Hate seeing McCoys ride on Wichita mentioned in these debates, he had a most willing partner that day who responded gallantly to getting the ****e beat out of him. Rides like Codds, Carberry on Monbeg Dude etc take real horsemanship.

Rock Lesnar

Oh this is easy for me, massive Timmy Murphy fan, so its him on Hi Cloy when he beat Kicking King in the powers gold cup at Fairyhouse, must be 2002-2005, Held up in rear and passed them all on the bridle, i swear Murphy when he arrived up along side Barry Geraghty had a look across at him flat to the boards while he just cruised on by.

Francie Barrett

Lots of great suggestions here. For me, Lester Piggott winning the Breeders Cup mile on Royal Academy was just special considering the manner in which he did it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLCJMlLLriQ

BumperD

He was 54 yrs old winning that. There is hope for me yet

Francie Barrett

Everyone remembers Nashwan hacking up at the Derby, but what about Terimon stealing second place at 500/1? Very astute ride from a jockey that knows he has no chance at winning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meAX1kAABnk

kfallon

My ride on Oratorio in the Eclipse, 2005

posturingpat

Murtagh from the front on Dancing rain in the oaks a few seasons back was a flat one that springs to mind.

I said

Eddery on grundy king George

sdoc13

Do ye remember the ride where Conor O' Dwyer put the leg of a jockey besside him back in the irons. Remember thinking it was unbelievable skill at the time.

mdwexford

Classic from poor JT McNamara in 2002.

Crap link won't work, Rith Dubh in the NH chase.

Imhof Tank

Favourite recent winning ride would be Davy Russell on Lord Windermere - very similar to the Monbeg Dude ride.

For non winning rides, what about Paul Moloney's series of placings in recent Nationals?

Pinesky

Braulio Baeza on Roberto in the Benson & Hedges , now the Juddmonte, 1972 . It was the first time I had seen the American style of going from the front ,in these parts . The great Brigadier Gerard couldn't get near him .

idnkph

lemush wrote:

Hate seeing McCoys ride on Wichita mentioned in these debates, he had a most willing partner that day who responded gallantly to getting the ****e beat out of him. Rides like Codds, Carberry on Monbeg Dude etc take real horsemanship.

He didn't beat the sh1t out of that horse.. he never gave up from a long way out when most jockeys would have given up. RE watch it. He wasn't even brought in by the stewards if I remember correctly.

kfallon

Mick Kinane on Azamour in Irish Champion Stakes in 2004, timed to perfection!

Johner

mdwexford wrote: »

Classic from poor JT McNamara in 2002.

Crap link won't work, Rith Dubh in the NH chase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xp22E4TrhQ

longshotvalue

Paul Carberry on Belvano in the Grand Annual about 3 years ago. There inst another jockey alive that would have sat still on that horse with 2 fences to go he was so far behind. Not pocket talk just because we were on ;-).

He then came in and was raging he used the whip at all as he felt there was no need.

kksaints

Timmy Murphy on Tikram in the Mildmay of Flete in 2004 (I think). Held the horse up well back and then timed his move forward to perfection.

Imhof Tank

Brendan Powell 88 National on Rhyme and Reason. Horse practically fell at Beechers first time.

Those nearly fell/ unseated before going on to win cases are probably a sub category of great ride. Another was Graham Bradley in the 96 (?) Hennessy on Sunny Bay

famagusta

aidankkk wrote: »

Paul Carberry on Belvano in the Grand Annual about 3 years ago. There inst another jockey alive that would have sat still on that horse with 2 fences to go he was so far behind. Not pocket talk just because we were on ;-).

He then came in and was raging he used the whip at all as he felt there was no need.

I was absolutely screaming at him to go, he just hung around out the back with his arse up in the air as usual. great ride. He said after, 'Nicky told me not to go too soon' he certainly didn't go too soon anyway!

lemush

idnkph wrote: »

He didn't beat the sh1t out of that horse.. he never gave up from a long way out when most jockeys would have given up. RE watch it. He wasn't even brought in by the stewards if I remember correctly.

He struck Wichita 21 times. Not giving up is usually a prerequisite for any jockey riding around Cheltenham, not to mention McCoy on a well punted JP owned handicap plot. Was a good ride don't get me wrong but it's a million miles away from one of the best ever.

nuckeythompson

Untapable, breeders cup distaf. Ridden by Rosie Napravnik.

tryfix

Christophe Soumillon making a mockery out of the jump jockeys in the French Champion Hurdle on Mandali.

tryfix

Jonjo O'Neill on Dawn Run in the 1986 Gold Cup, made a lot of the running and was passed by the last fence and looked beaten on the run in when somehow he had time to move across the track and still get her up comfortably on the line.

Johner

Looks like Paddy Mullins on Dawn Run there.

tryfix

Johner wrote: »

Looks like Paddy Mullins on Dawn Run there.

Felt sorry for Tony Mullins losing the ride at the time, but Jonjo had to be at his best to nurse the cantankerous Dawn Run around that day. She could have easily done something to sabotage her own chance such was her mood that day.

diomed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmn8lPwW2k

Very enterprising ride here.
I backed this at Royal Ascot later in 2003 when it hacked up at 25/1.
Seeing this race (5f in 56.63s :eek:) made up my mind to back him at Royal Ascot
Watching the video now I see Bel Esprit came 5th.
Bel Esprit's claim to fame is as sire of the exceptional Australian sprinter Black Caviar, who won this race in 2011, 2012, 2013

longshotvalue

In Fairness to Andrew Lynch, his ride on Voler La Vedette against Big Bucks was fantastic. HE got as close as possible and gave him a fright.

kfallon

Ryan Moore on Notnowcato in the Eclipse deserves a mention!

kfallon

kfallon wrote: »

Ryan Moore on Notnowcato in the Eclipse deserves a mention!

Was about to say the same thing. A brave ride and probably the difference between winning and losing which is what matters.

A lot of 'great rides' are just waiting rides that happen to work because the horse is good enough or well handicapped enough to win. Note how they automatically become 'awful rides' when the horse doesn't quite get up, particularly if one Jamie Spencer is on board.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWZXgQY40jY not a great video but only one I can find.

kfallon

One I'd forgotten about, Mick Kinane on Sophistcat in the Coronation Stakes. He knew she'd stop once she hit the front so he pulled her in behind horses a couple of times when going well so he'd not get there too early. Dropped her head in front about 10 yards from the line, class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKWIrqGgJVM

Huntley

Ruby gave Quevega a beauty of a ride for her last Cheltenham win. When she went a bit flat coming down the hill he just changed the reins in his hands and let her come back on the bridle. Switched the whip in to his left hand before the last so he could drive her out with his right and angle her across to the second horse. That's difficult to do one handed and she only started to get on top when she came beside Glens Melody. She was likely the best horse in the race but doing the subtleties right won it for her, plenty of jockeys would have been beaten on her that day.

EICVD

Saw Uncle Juniors win in the La Touché 2012 under Patrick Mullins on YouTube the other day, not saying it's 'one of the best rides ever' but it deserves a mention considering how much stick PW gets. Miles back, 20 runner field,carrying 12-7, you still wouldn't call him the winner at the last!

ziggy

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abarkie

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I remember that one - imagine how the betting in running would have been!